Defending champions England knocked Afghanistan out of the World Twenty20 with a 116-run victory in a Group A match here yesterday.u00a0Luke Wright scored an unbeaten 99 off 55 balls as the Englishmen piled up 196-5 off their 20 overs.

England’s Luke Wright slams one en route his 55-ball 99 against Afghanistan in Colombo yesterday. PIC/AFP